Fields Lori Offering Teens a Place Where They Are Always Welcome

Driving down Station Road in Wilton, you may not notice anything special about number 15. But once you step inside Trackside Teen Center and meet Executive Director Lori Fields, you will be transformed. Trackside works to promote healthy, ageappropriate development for teens and pre-teens by providing an environment that develops positive social skills and enhances self-esteem. Fields brings a unique perspective to both the programming and the space itself. “I’m obsessed with rescuing furniture, giving it a new home, and allowing its story to carry on,” she says. ”A lot of what’s in Trackside was found this way.”

Fields has always been interested in stories. She recalls being the person in elementary school who always sat with the kid who didn’t have a friend. “I care very deeply about helping people extract the maximum amount of satisfaction from their lives,” she says. “It’s something that’s been inside of me – noticing who around me wasn’t feeling like they fit in.”

A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Fields found the profession during a life-changing